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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Unni when Eira meets her at a jazz club?

2. How much money did Tryggve try to give Sven to keep him quiet?

3. When was the social housing program called Hallgumsgatan created?

4. How old was Patrik in 1996?

5. When was Kenneth Emanuel Isaksson reported missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the daughter of the widow in Lockne say about the complaint her mother made about people being in the sawmill?

2. What is the identity of the skeleton found by the old mill?

3. What does Eira learn from Unni, her mother's old friend?

4. Why was Sofi late when meeting Eira at a cafe on page 169?

5. What is Olaf's condition on page 148?

6. Why did Ricken wait to talk about seeing Lina until the police were tipped off?

7. Why does GG send Eira to Stockholm?

8. How did Mejan kill Sven?

9. Where is a bin bag located on page 164, and what is inside?

10. At the time of Lina's disappearance, what complaint was filed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Eira’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 2

Eira reads the old reports from Lina’s disappearance. When and why does Eira believe that Magnus is involved in Lina’s disappearance?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Alsterdal use more metaphors or similes in We Know You Remember? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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